Accused Potomac River Rapist Wrote 'Goodbye' Letter: Report

BETHESDA, MD — The so-called "Potomac River Rapist" — who is accused of terrorizing multiple women in D.C. metro area in the 1990s — reportedly wrote a "goodbye" letter to his fiancee shortly after authorities asked him for a DNA sample, according to The Washington Post.

Authorities say Giles Daniel Warrick, 60, is accused of murdering an intern and raping multiple other women in the District of Columbia and Montgomery County, Maryland, between 1991 and 1998. Late last year, Warrick was arrested in South Carolina after D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said his DNA linked him to the attacks.

Warrick appeared in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday and was ordered to remain in jail until trial. Judge Todd Edelman said the accused serial rapist's letter to his fiancee was evidence of his "consciousness of guilt," The Post reported.

"I'm so sorry this ended this way," Warrick wrote. "I left you in a mess. I never meant for this to happen. All I wanted to do is love you. Please forgive me. Please don't cry. All my junk is yours."

The one-page letter was discovered by authorities last year. According to The Post, authorities had been keeping Warrick's South Carolina home under surveillance; and when they thought he would run, officers arrested him. They reportedly found the letter inside.

Warrick is scheduled to appear in court on May 8.